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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1888
Page
2
A sprawling, garbled OCR tale mentions Leimeen Yeouw 5 and Leap Baesvixee, with scattered references to British politics, Africa, and various European affairs. The piece drifts through names, places, and events without a clear center, linking to amid notes on explorers, newspapers, and industry ventures in a verbose, period-tinged style.
Reports describe electric fires in Galenburg and Milwaukee area losses including brewery destruction at Scheibe’s, a failed bank in Wroaze, and extensive mine deaths in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. Injuries and financial damages run high, with numerous buildings, mills, and factories claiming casualties and costs reaching tens of thousands.
A garbled nineteenth century dispatch reports royal betrothals and marriages among European nobility, Austrian affairs, and relations with Naples and Belgium. It notes a Viennese death, a West Indies voyage, a maritime collision with many dead, railway disasters in Russia, and looming Jubilee observances. It also mentions negotiations on the Cumse bill, exchanges about Persian dominions, and police discoveries in a Copenhagen or Van Guggenbaet residence, listing numerous aristocrats and officials in a raw, confused set of sentences.
A mosaic of scattered items mentions a palace presentation in Salt Lake City, debt reductions by authorities, political figures like Cremer and Swing, rail and canal logistics, lumber and shipping figures, accidents, and trade data. It references New York figures, Iowa rail decisions, Davenport, Burlington routes, and Winnipeg trade notes, plus Ontario grain and bunker weights.
A fragmentary report notes a murder of Governor Gay of the Gniokiw nation by burglars in Indian territory. Wealthy banker Peres Howe and spouse of Wroona Illinois are killed in their home. A riot at Fortsmouth and race clashes are described with gunfire and fatalities amid political agitation. An election judge Sao Rafael New Mexico is killed while guarding poll books from a mob. A Chicago man, d1. Cele, is arrested for forgery in Clifton Town. A husband killed his wife during a drunken abuse episode in Dawn township, Oct.
The Supreme Court has decided to hear Bell Telephone Company’s appeal from the U S circuit court of Massachusetts in a notable national capital matter involving the Pan Rheatric telephone dispute.
London reports favorability for Tex dame of Lord Dufferin tied to a Washington mission prospect. Unclear timing and potential appointment. notes on related discussions and possible delays in final decision. Interwoven mentions of Treasury cases and insurance figures add to the confusion of the fragment.
An illegible stream of text recounts vivid garden observations with sunflowers turning toward the sun and a narrator noting plants and weather. The passage mentions a rural Oregonian style voice, garden beds, and shifting directions as a reflected mood of spring.
A Paris project offers a public lounge with newspapers from all continents, writing rooms, and postal services for visitors who pay. It also mentions a state mining exhibit with rare bodies found in Mexico and a confiscated collection of letters from European royals and officials.
A discussion with Professor A. P. Wood about the source and future of electric power. They debate atmospheric electricity, cheap distribution, and the risks and limits of lightning as a power supply, noting Franklin’s experiments, balloon and turbine ideas, and the need for new, scalable methods before a universal electric service is achieved.
A vivid, 19th century scene of Clare Market near Drury Lane depicts narrow streets crowded with vendors, two wheeled barrows, oil lamps, and a chorus of shouts from costermongers. The port of London smells of fried foods and bustling crowds as thieves and street life shape the area.
A keeper recalls a monkey in London reading a morning paper at its cage as visitors watched. The creature methodically turns pages, ignoring the crowd, while a younger troop observes. The incident is recounted amid reports from Winnipeg about rail work suspensions due to cold weather and broader debates on the distinction between force and matter.
A disastrous explosion at Pilworg and Chee oke mines near Pilwborg sinks 164 workers into a gaping shaft. Rescue efforts grapple with poisonous gas and shifting rubble as 25 or more bodies are found or feared dead. Temporary hospital set up. widows and families gather amid grief and confusion.
An extended historical summary traces the concept of Satan across Jewish, Christian, and Islamic sources, noting names such as Diabolos and Iblis and tracing their evolution through biblical and post-biblical texts. It discusses angelology in Persian and Kabbalistic thought, and links these ideas to later European and American beliefs, with commentary on the social impact of such demonology.
A young man leaves home and travels from a small town to cities across the west seeking education and craft. He works painting, dry goods, clock repair, and tentatively pursues teaching and other trades while handling family concern over his whereabouts and future.
The passage contrasts motives behind crimes like forgery and burglary with murder. It argues that murder stems from deep, powerful drives affecting reason and passion, not mere technique. It cites De Quincey and historical figures to illustrate beauty, temptation, and rationalization in killers, noting complexity across genders and mental states.
A fragmentary portrait of the Duke of Mundulita, ruler of a rich Anesian colony in Perle, famed for vast wealth and a Regency entourage. He rises at afternoon, hosts lavish rooms with his mother Princess Woronzpf nearby, and favors ivory gowns with silver accents in a life of ceremonial grandeur.
A lone highwayman held up two stages about twenty miles from town near Calforole High, robbing six passengers and the driver. He forced mail and press packages from riders and collected about $145 in cash and valuables. The incident follows a broader pattern of daring banditry as authorities report fires, appointments, and local unrest in surrounding areas.
Fragmented report describes a market in female hair from Morions and the Pyrenean region. It notes peasants selling long tresses, prices up to twenty francs per strand, and Empress Eugénie reportedly paying 1,000 francs for a braid matching her hair. It warns that fine hair remains highly sought after for years.
A fragment discusses a paper house in Atisoty or Atlante, built entirely of paper by a Pregehmag named Smmish for Augaat Lincoln. The structure uses thick compressed paper for rafters, weatherboarding, roof, and floors, claiming water resistance and durability. Nos Kelly tends the building, noting warmth in cold weather and comfort in warm days.
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